"Today was an important step; the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on voting rights and discrimination. The end result of that discussion: we must pass the VRAA and quickly," said Elisabeth MacNamara, national President of the League of Women Voters.

The League held its 51st biennial national convention this week, in which League members from around the country discussed important public policy issues and celebrated the organization’s accomplishments on voting rights, campaign finance reform and the environment and more.

The Supreme Court ruled that aggregate campaign contribution limits are invalid in the case of McCutcheon v. FEC. "[This] decision simply means more power for big money, more corruption for the rest of us,” said League president, Elisabeth MacNamara.

A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Florida’s plan to purge voters just before the 2012 elections was prohibited by the National Voter Registration Act. “This is a big win for voters and a significant victory for good election administration practices,” said Elisabeth MacNamara, League president.

A District Court issued a ruling that approves the documentary proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration by the states of Arizona and Kansas. Previously, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that such a requirement is preempted by the federal law.

LWVUS submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service urging urged them to keep pushing to stop the secret ‘dark money,’ while at the same time protecting truly nonpartisan work to provide the public with unbiased voter information.

This morning, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA) will present their report to a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing. The League submitted testimony to PCEA that urged consideration of a five-point reform agenda as part of its recommendations.